1970 Belgian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | June 7, 1970 | ||
| Official name | XXIX Grand Prix de Belgique | ||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 14.100 km (8.761 mi) | ||
| Distance | 28 laps, 394.800 km (245.317 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | March-Ford | ||
| Time | 3:28.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Chris Amon | March-Ford | |
| Time | 3:27.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | March-Ford | ||
| Third | Matra | ||
The 1970 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 7, 1970. It was the fourth round of the 1970 Formula One season.[1]
March driver Chris Amon set the new lap record at this race, at a speed of 152 miles an hour. Race winner Pedro Rodríguez had set a 160 miles an hour lap in a sports car race the week before the Grand Prix. It was also Rodriguez's last victory in Formula One, and BRM's first victory since Jackie Stewart won the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix. This was the second Formula One win ever for a Mexican driver, and as of the conclusion of the 2015 Formula One season, the most recent.
This was the last Formula One race to be held on the original Spa circuit. It was also the last Formula One race for Dunlop.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM | 28 | 1:38:09.9 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | Chris Amon |
March-Ford | 28 | + 1.1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 25 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra | 28 | + 1:43.7 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 |  Ignazio Giunti |
Ferrari | 28 | + 2:38.5 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 |  Rolf Stommelen |
Brabham-Ford | 28 | + 3:31.8 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Henri Pescarolo |
Matra | 27 | Electrical | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 |  Jo Siffert |
March-Ford | 26 | Fuel Pressure | 10 | |
| 8 | 27 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 26 | + 2 Laps | 4 | |
| NC | 14 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 20 | Not Classified | 9 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Ford | 19 | Clutch | 5 | |
| Ret | 23 |  Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 19 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jackie Stewart |
March-Ford | 14 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 21 | John Miles |
Lotus-Ford | 13 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Jochen Rindt |
Lotus-Ford | 10 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jackie Oliver |
BRM | 7 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 7 | Piers Courage |
De Tomaso-Ford | 4 | Oil Pressure | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Derek Bell |
Brabham-Ford | 1 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| DNS | 22 | .svg.png){kind=small} Alex Soler-Roig |
Lotus-Ford | Completed insufficient laps in practice | |||
Source:[2] | |||||||
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "The Belgian Grand Prix". Motor Sport: 36. July 1970. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ↑ "1970 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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